Ochoa beats Kung in playoff
Lorena Ochoa won the Navistar LPGA Classic in Prattville, Ala., on Sunday for her seventh victory of the year and first since May, beating Kandie Kung with a par on the second hole of a playoff.
Recharged after a month away from the tour, the top-ranked Mexican star closed with a 2-under 70 to match Kung (67) and Cristie Kerr (66) at 15-under 273. Kerr was eliminated with a bogey on the first extra hole.
Ochoa was winless in seven starts after opening the year with six wins in nine events, including four straight.
Shanshan Feng (66) and Song- Hee Kim (69) tied for fourth at 14 under.
In Cary, N. C., Argentina’s Eduardo Romero won the SAS Championship for his third Champions Tour victory in five starts, closing with a 6-under 66 for a three-stroke victory over Tom Kite.
Romero, also the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open winner in July and U. S. Senior Open champion in August, is the tour’s lone three-time winner this year.
Former Crag Burn pro Lonnie Nielsen shot a 1-under 71 to finish 16 back.
